What superpower do all dads have and too few use? The power to bless their children!
Listen to The Blessing Stone story- it has pierced the heart of children of all ages and brought healing to many parent-child relationships. It transformed mine. If you click over to the full Family Conquest, the “To Do” activity in the Wrapping It Up section gets the family talking about their experiences with blessings.

Listen by clicking the audio bar below or watch the video of the story’s author, Michael John Poirier, read the storybook as you see the pages.

I recommend that you listen instead of watching!
God can then use the faculty of your imagination to more vividly bring this story to life.


Spiritual Nuggets for Family Discussion

Open with a prayer.
(i.e. a Glory Be, or Our Father, or Hail Mary, or ‘Jesus, Mary, Joseph, we love You! Save souls!’)

What did you learn about the power of a dad's blessing?

  • Answers vary.
  • Fathers in particular have a superpower to bless their own children, a power given to them by God the Father.
  • The power of a dad’s blessing literally transforms the hearts and lives of his kids. It also transforms dads when they bless.

Even though it may be uncomfortable at first, what can we do to make sure I bless each of you every day?

  • Some dads bless their kids every night before bed; some do it every morning.
  • Dads can bless their children no matter how old they are! You can come up with your own words or use scripture.
  • Dads who are away can call their kids and bless them. Or, if a dad cannot call, he can think of each child, make the sign of the cross, and bless them from anywhere in the world!
  • Some kids bless their parents, too. Even though kids don’t have authority over parents, parents love to be blessed by their kids!

So, how often should a strong Catholic dad strive to bless his kids?

  • Every day!
  • The more a dad blesses, the more he will be blessed!

Close with a prayer.

*****Please comment below and share a little something about how it went with your kids or what they liked.

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